Statue of Jack Swigert explained

Jack Swigert
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Medium:Bronze sculpture
Subject:Jack Swigert
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City:Washington, D.C., United States

Jack Swigert, or John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., is a bronze sculpture depicting the astronaut of the same name by George and Mark Lundeen, installed in the United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was donated by the U.S. state of Colorado in 1997.[1] A duplicate of the statue is present in Concourse B of Denver International Airport.[2]

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  1. Web site: John Swigert Jr.. Architect of the Capitol. May 9, 2018. May 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180510120117/https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/john-swigert-jr. live.
  2. Web site: Fact Sheets. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. en. 2019-05-23. 2019-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190523231839/http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/for-the-press/press-materials/fact-sheets. live.